Aim of the project is to re-establish the active raised bog habitats and site hydrology in the areas that are influenced by drainage and to protect the raised bog habitats, plants and animals of European and Latvian importance.

Last Nature Management Plans Steering Group Meetings /18/04/2011/

Nature Management Plan Development is coming to the end. Last Management Plan Steering Group Meetings were held.

Aklais Mire Nature Management Plan /14/04/2011/

 

Aklais Mire Nature Management Plan can be found here.

Bird Songs in the Ministry of Defence /12/04/2011/

 

Exhibition "Secrets of Mires" is still in Riga. From April 11th it now is in the Ministry of Defence.

Nature Management Plans Are Ready /11/04/2011/

 

In 2010 Latvian Fund for Nature started to prepare Nature Management Plans for the Project's sites. Now they are ready.

Melnais Lake Mire Nature Management Plan /05/04/2011/

 

Nature Management Plan for Melnais Lake Mire was approved by the Minister of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development in April 5th 2011.

Secrets of Mires in The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic ofLatvia /29/03/2011/

 

Exhibition "Secrets of Mires" from March 26th till April 11th is set up in The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia. Today it was visited by Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis.

Informative Seminar about LIFE Program /22/03/2011/

 

The fifth LIFE+ call for proposals was published on 26 February 2011, with up to €267 million available for co-financing of projects under three headings: nature and biodiversity; environment policy and governance; and information and communication.

Serets of Mires in Ministry of the Environment and Regional Development of Latvia /21/03/2011/

 

From March 21st to 25th exhibition Secrets of Mires can be seen in the Ministry of the Environment and Regional Development of Latvia.

Second Project Steering Group Meeting /17/03/2011/

 

On 1st March LIFE Project "Raised Bogs" informed Steering Group about its activities and plans in meeting in Olaine. 23 persons attended this meeting.

Children Are Learning About Raised Bogs /15/03/2011/

 

On March 9 the Project team visited Sala Secondary School to tell about Raised bog values and to open exhibition "Secrets of Bog".

Seminar for Sala Secondary School about Mires /01/03/2011/

 

March 9, 2011 in Sala Secondary will be seminar about values of raised bogs, especially about near-by Rožu Mire. There will be a contest about bogs. Exhibition "Secrets of Bogs" will be opened in Sala.

Public Discussions about Nature Management Plans /28/02/2011/

 

In the beginning of 2011 four Public Discussions about Nature Management Plans for Rožu Mire, Melnais Lake Mire, Aizkraukle Mire and Forests and Aklais Mire were organised.

Last Steering Group Meetings for Nature Management Plans /09/02/2011/

 

Nature Management Plan Development is coming to the end. Last Management Plan Steering Group Meetings will be held in February and March.

Secrets of Mires in Aizkraukle /08/02/2011/

 

From February 8th to March 8th exhibition Secrets of Mires can be seen in Aizkraukle.

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Finansed by

Raised Bogs – LIFE08 NAT/LV/000449

Project duration: 01.02.2010.- 31.08.2013.
Funding: European Commission LIFE+ programme
Beneficiary: University of Latvia
Partners: Latvian Fund for Nature, Foundation ELM MEDIA
Co-funding: Ministry of the Environment of Latvia, Ltd. Rīgas meži

Project film "Mires Uncovered"

  

Exhibition

 

Exhibition "Secrets of Mires" is traveling around! It is made by Ogre Photo Club.